Fire Station No. 25 is a reminder of the fire stations and fire equipment of earlier
eras. Built between 1908 and 1909, the station was designed with features
necessary for the horse-drawn fire wagons of the early 20th century: room
for a blacksmith shop, a horse ramp from the alley into the building and
three stalls for horses. The front of each stall featured a pair of double
doors that opened automatically when the fire alarm rang. As Fire Station
No. 25 adapted to changing times, it also became home to the city's first
piece of equipment powered by an internal combustion engine. By World
War I the last of the horse wagons were gone and modifications allowed
the station to adapt to the new requirements of the contemporary fire
equipment. Despite these changes, however, by 1970 the station was no
longer adequate for the size and complexity of modern equipment. Historic
Seattle, the city's official preservation and development authority,
purchased the building, then sold it with protective covenants to a developer.
Now subdivided into 16 luxury rental apartments, Fire Station No. 25 stands
as a monument to Seattle's civic history and to adapting old buildings
to new uses.

Fire Station No. 25 is located at 1400 Harvard Ave., just east of
the Phillips House. The building is not open to
the public.